Hard to Find Antique Grindley and Co pieces for sale
Posted by Catherine Peters on December 18, 2019, 4:55 pm
I recently inherited my grandmother's flow blue pieces after my mom recently passed. They are a beautiful chamberpot, wash basin, large and small pitchers in excellent condition. The only flaws are some hairline cracks on the chamberpot and a small chip on the underside of the basin. I have scoured the internet and have only found one other piece with this pattern, the large pitcher, listed on Worth Point's website with the following description: "This is a beautiful flow blue washing pitcher and piece of English porcelain from Grindley & Co. Ltd, of England. It is decorated with the Campion pattern which first came out in 1894 and was produced only for a few years for the Montgomery Ward Company. It is 12 inches tall and 12 inches wide and 7 inches across. It is missing the bowl that would normally accompany it on the wash stand. It is in wonderful condition with no chips, cracks and or crazing. Also available in separate sales is a smaller pitcher for shaving and an open tooth brush holder, both in the Campion pattern, that would make up this porcelain washing set in the Victorian home. This pitcher is shown in William Buskirk's "Late Victorian Flow Blue and other Ceramic Wares" by Schiffer Books, 2002, page 95, and priced at $600.00."
I would like to sell all of the pieces together, but am not sure what price to ask, so I'm looking to this group to please offer up their experience, as well as to contact me if interested in purchasing. Thank you so much and Happy Holidays!
Cat
Re: Hard to Find Antique Grindley and Co pieces for sale
Hi Cat, Your lovely pieces are Campion by Grindley, but they appear to be green transferware, not flow blue. A couple of photos of Campion produced in flow blue are here so you can see the difference in the decoration techniques. There is a Transferware club that might be able to help you find the right audience for your treasures. Hope you find just the right person! Cindy